U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, who also serves as the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and U.S. Representative Ed Royce, who also acts as the Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, penned a letter to President Obama regarding the illegal occupation of Cyprus.

U.S. Senator and Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee Robert Menendez, believes that Cypriot reunification negotiations require American and European Union attention, that includes confidence building funding efforts.